Throughout my GCSE French lessons I will always remember out peculiar but cute little group. It consisted of Katie who would always put you to shame because she was just SO good. Katherine who would pop up here and there telling me about her and Harriet’s mischievous events; and Emily and Amanda who would amuse us daily. Then there was Lauren who would stare out of the window at every guy that would walk by… Things haven’t changed huh Lauren?! When I think about Years 10 and 11 I just remember sitting out on the fields in the sunshine, with Natt trying to teach me how to throw a rounders ball and the entertaining social events which ranged from Mr. Martin’s house to the King’s Hall! And of course our GCSEs, which we worked REALLY hard on! Honest!


Since I started at QE the school has always changed, with new buildings popping up, more students and staff arriving and new ‘interesting’ monuments appearing. To be honest, I still don’t really understand how those three pillars represent the Bronte sisters! As you have all heard earlier in the week, the whole school used to fit in the King’s Hall and we used to get the whole of Chapter House around the swimming pool for our swimming galas. Slowly, the school population has grown, as have the buildings. The language building replaced the dainty little adventure playground and the Phoenix Centre replaced the Bronte Hall after it had burnt down. The horses constantly move. One minute they are at the back of the field, on the hockey pitches, car parks, in the boarding house and now next to the Genesis Centre. At the beginning of each year you can guarantee that the horses will have moved home again!


School has always been entertaining as we have had Nicole McCarthy present; by her second year she had already dyed her hair purple and jumped into the Stew Pond with Iona. In the Sixth Form she decided to shelter herself from the rain in a golf buggy where her curiosity got the better of her and she started to push random buttons. At this precise moment the buggy started to roll down the hill. Nicole jumped out and Steven had to save the day by pressing the stop button.


I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported me throughout my years at QE. And to warn the rest of you, make the most of your time here because you’ll miss it when you are gone. That might seem hard to believe right now but trust me, once you are in the position of the Upper Sixth you’ll soon realise how quickly the time has gone. I would like to thank the teachers, past and present, who have made me the person I am today. You can either thank ‘em or blame ‘em… Finally I would like to thank everyone who has helped me to remember our joyous occasions together at school!


Best of luck to Kathryn Simpkins, the next Head of Luce and hope you all have a good half term.


Jade Andrews 41


Head of Luce Speech


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